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Karachi witnessed heavy rain last night and people couldn't handle it

Karachi witnessed heavy rain last night and people couldn't handle it

When rain falls from the skies, there's zero chill in the city
Updated 30 Jun, 2017

Rain is a rare occurrence in Karachi... but when it rains, it pours.

Last night, the city saw heavy downpour with a deafening thunderstorm and enough rain to flood parts of Karachi - which inevitably did happen.

Of course, rain = mandatory sky photos = relevant hashtags = social media uploads. BUT here's what happened instead on Twitter due to the heavy rains:

Do Talwar became a swimming pool

We got no water in our houses but we got water on the streets!

They all have been exposed due to the rain... Errr

The rain was the hero and the villain

Basically it wanted to be Sahir Lodhi for a day.

When you reach a level of elevation so high only to realise you're still sad

SedLyf

If only we could charge our phones with this bijli too

Like we said.. zeeeero chillll

Then there were some who were so done with rain

Because work trumps rain. Duh... NOT

Let's be real, we also ask for pakoras and chai during rain

Actually Karachiites are so sick of rain that they're tweeting about being sick of rain

Never knew that was possible.

Comments

Hasan Iqbal Jun 30, 2017 10:59am
It's not that the people couldn't handle it, its more like the city couldn't handle it. Poor drainage system, clogged drains, unplanned roads.
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asad Jun 30, 2017 11:16am
PPP do not own Karachites and Karachi just PPP feudal to usurp money.
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Zahid Islam Jun 30, 2017 11:33am
In 1976, rain waters flooded our ground floor and destroyed our furniture together with my books preserved from my university days. Fast forward to June 29, 2017, rain waters seeped in silently through the skylight windows and got into most of my expensive books brought in from abroad. Rains in Karachi! How I hate and despise the yearly havoc in this city. I should have always remained a 'man in a suitcase' in this god-forsaken city.
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Ali S Jun 30, 2017 11:44am
50 mm of monsoon rain is nothing, definitely not a 'natural disaster'. It only shows how woefully unprepared and lacking the infrastructure in our largest city and financial hub is.
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Hyder Jun 30, 2017 11:46am
Sir For the past 25 years it's the same government of Sind and same problems after rainfall in Karachi. Jiye Bhutto jidhar milay udhar looto!!!
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M. Emad Jun 30, 2017 11:58am
Extreme monsoon forecast for 2017.
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Nagi Jun 30, 2017 12:10pm
Am from Lahore but for worked I lived in Karachi for ten years. Now I am back in my home town Lahore. I consider people living in Karachi deserve better. It's our only metropolitan city instead of developing it like Dubai or Singapore rulers of city has converted it to garbage dump. Unless citizens of Karachi raise their voice for their rights, no one is going to give them. I pray for citizens of Karachi that they wake up fight for their right and develop city just like any other modern metropolitan city.
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Suhas Jun 30, 2017 12:36pm
It rained 5 cm...while in Mumbai, it is raining 10 cm everyday
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Ahmed Jun 30, 2017 12:39pm
Every time I read news like this my heart sinks, Karachi the city of lights, once such a beautiful city, and look at it now, government and political parties have eaten Karachi like a disease.
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kash Jun 30, 2017 01:04pm
all the shopping bags clog the drains. Pak should charge 3rs per bag and encourage bag re-use. They charge 5p per bag here and really it has worked. Up to 85% population now re-using their shopping bags.
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patrick Jun 30, 2017 01:21pm
if some people do not like rains, which may relieved from heat with a bit of fresh air, bringing along some minor inconveniences,we here around pondicherry south india will offer a garanty of total dryness,its been seven months that we are looking at the sky and the internet to no avail and more drying up for the next months to come if the november big rains fail there will be serious troubles,by the time karachi will be dry and enjoying winter, cannot have the cake and eat it too,dry cake muddy cake looks like the whole world is a soup, kahat kabir!!
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Sameer Jun 30, 2017 01:31pm
Keep voting for PPP and PMLN, This is after the NDMA announcement about 4 days before rains spell entered Khi. The corrupt rulers have corrupted everything. While honest men struggle for merit; the corrupt are 'internally' hired.
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anwar Jun 30, 2017 02:13pm
@kash totally agreed with you.
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anwar Jun 30, 2017 02:14pm
Totally agreed with KASH.
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Muna Jun 30, 2017 02:26pm
when it floods people get sleepless nights.Stay safe karachi
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Shaheen Jun 30, 2017 04:01pm
people dying of rain ...sounds like we are living in the 17th century.
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Ahsan gul Jun 30, 2017 06:30pm
Our drainage system is not setup to handle burst mode of water. Why not? And we can continue arguing and blame. We must bring solutions and not just criticism. Thanks
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Syed Ali Jun 30, 2017 06:44pm
It all depends how many inches of rain falls in short time; drainage systems cannot handle abnormal rain fall. Karachi problem is compounded due to poor drainage. Natural disasters will cause loss of property and life, just google what has happened in USA.
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Syed Ali Jun 30, 2017 06:46pm
@Zahid Islam you should have fixed your Skylight, you are at fault. Now few poor people will find jobs for few days to fix your skylight.
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Syed Ali Jun 30, 2017 06:48pm
@Nagi very well said.
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Onlooker Jun 30, 2017 08:21pm
Free for all, no law, no facilities, a most neglected metropolitan in the world.
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Mohammed Faizan Jul 01, 2017 01:05am
@Ali S Actually PMD reported wrong Amounts,111.2mm was recorded in DHA in 2 hours.And 93mm in Nazimabad.Karachi's average for June is 43.7mm
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Munazza saad baqai Jul 02, 2017 12:04am
Please please make Wells so that we can save rain water as soon as possible. Otherwise make small holes so that water can be drained.
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